| ARTICLES | Am. J. innov. res. appl. sci. Volume 2,  Issue 5, Pages 198-202 (May 2016)

Research Article   PARASITE COMMUNITIES IN MOROCCAN GOAT (CAPRA HIRCUS) FROM ORIENTAL REGION     | Driss Lamrioui | Driss Belghyti | Driss Lamri | Nour-eddine Ameziane |  and  |  Taoufik Hassouni |. American Journal of Innovative Research and Applied Sciences. 2016; 2(5):198-202.        | PDF FULL TEXT |          | Received | 20 March 2016|          | Accepted | 08 April 2016|         | Published 11 April  2016 |

ABSTRACT    Background: The parasitic infections pose serious problems to small ruminant production in the developing world. Objectives: the specific objectives of this investigation assessed the gastrointestinal parasitic infection in goats in oriental zone of Morocco. Methods: The study was carried out on 120 goats from various sites of eastern zone in Morocco from October 2013 to September 2014. The faecal samples were collected from the rectum of the goats, and were then immediately taken to the laboratory for examination for gastrointestinal nematode, cestode, and trematode eggs, as well as protozoan oocysts. These samples were subjected to simple sedimentation method. Identification was based on the morphological characters of its eggs under the 100 × objective, with the aid of taxonomic keys. Results: Among the analysed samples 75 % were positive for endoparasites. The parasites found in goats were nematodes, cestodes, trematodes and protozoas,  Eimeria caprina and Eimeria caprovina are reported for the first time in oriental  province of Morocco. In addition, the fasciola and schistosoma species do not parasitize any of the 120 analyzed goats.  In this study, age, season and region were identified as risk factors for GI parasitic infections. Conclusions: The fecal samples examined revealed an overall prevalence of 90 (75 %) in goats harbor one or more genera of helminths with nematodes being the most prevalent helminths. Zero percent prevalence of Eimeria caprina, Moniezia expansa, Trichuris ovis, Haemonchus contortus, Paramphistomum cervi was detected in Bouanane, Bouarfa and Talsint. The study further revealed that a Béni Tajjit area was characterized by strong parasitic load. Hence significantly higher prevalence was revealed of parasite infection in spring season. Keywords: Faecal eggs, gastrointestinal helminthes, Eimeria, Goats, Morocco.